The Johnstown Jets [the inspiration for Paul Newman’s Chiefs] were the Fighting Saints farm team and when the movie was being shot in 1975, Boudreau was in his rookie season and used for many of the on-ice scenes. No speaking role, though.

“I pretty much just hung around the camera – I was a bit of a hot dog,” Boudreau said. “I show it to my kids now just to prove to them that one day I had hair.”